1st Daugavgrivas Latvian Rifle Regiment

The 1st Daugavgrivas Latvian Rifle Regiment was a Latvian rifle regiment of the Imperial Russian Army which was active from 1915 to 1918. The regiment was formed from volunteers who had not yet reached conscription age, and it was assigned to protect Riga during the Eastern Front campaign of World War I. At its formation, it had 26 officers, 7 doctors, and 1,246 soldiers. Following the Russian Revolution, it was incorporated into Jukums Vacietis' Latvian Riflemen Corps, and it was incorporated into the Red Army during the Russian Civil War.